France, Turkey have Europe’s most overcrowded jails: report

France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, Turkish Minute reported, citing Agence France-Presse. These figures, compiled in a specially commissioned report by the University of Lausanne for the 46-member Strasbourg-based body, date back to early 2025. Since then, the […] The post France, Turkey have Europe’s most overcrowded jails: report appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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